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Students will infer (using their background knowledge and specific clues from the scene what has taken place in the classroom. This will be assessed through the students ability to use the inferring equation BK+C=I (Background Knowledge + Clues = Inference). Students create two columns in their journal - Clues and Meaning. They will then write a paragraph about what they "infer" took place in the classroom.

The students will compare and contrast two media advertisements that they have seen. They will include character comparisons, character contrasts, and compare and contrast the actual ad. Students will also determine the point of view of the media ad.

Poster explaining how different cultures celebrate Christmas.

RI 3.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea. Students will read a passage and write the supporting details and the main idea.

Elements of the Assignment: From the Hatchet material provided, please choose 1 noun and 1 verb. Find these words in the dictionary. Complete the Dictionary Drills sheet provided to you. Make sure you answer all questions on the page.

You will work as a group to make an idiom flip chart. Each student will make at least one page for the chart. Please follow directions on the page provided.

Students will complete a "Figurative Language Poster" using whatever supplies they have in the classroom. They will include the following: hyperbole, simile, metaphor, onomontopeia, and personification. The definition and at least one example of each must be given. BE CREATIVE! You must use the entire space of the poster material and use color/paste pictures, etc.

Complete a 4 panel comic strip based on a scene from Hatchet. Include Title (Main Idea), Authors (each of the group names). It should be completed neatly and colored. It must correctly represent the scene chosen from Hatchet.

Students will use their knowledge of poetry and information from Hatch to write a poem. Poems to be used can include: haiku, limerick, acrostic or rhyming poem.